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Bedside manner and the birth of a blog

Here’s the scene. A renowned oncologist has a stage 4 Melanoma patient as a guest at one of his lectures. She stands before the class. A veritable sea of solemn faces sits behind the life-sucking glow of the laptops before them. The Dr. wants the students to ask his patient the hard questions. In the […]

Winter Nostalgia: Childhood Memories and Change

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods […]

Cynicism and Faith: A Journey of Belief

I was recently asked if I believed in Miracles. 20 years ago, I would have answered this question with a flat, fast NO. Now, after several incidents that defy logical explanation, it’s a firm and steadfast maybe. A miracle is a powerful thing that defies the physical world and all of the laws of probability. […]

Living Life Beyond Complaints: A Stoic Perspective

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor and Stoic, wrote the above quote over 1800 years ago. Who knew that “Suck it up, buttercup” was a thing so long ago? Are we to surmise that the great Toga-clad Roman society was no more free from complainers than we are today? I suppose this oversimplification fails to do […]

The veneer of civilization

“Then you see kids, good kids from good families. Back home, these kids would help little old ladies across the street. They would also go to Bible study. Yet, they do these horrible things. They’re in the country for a little bit, and it’s like the veneer of civilization peels right off of them.” The […]

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